Why do women still die giving birth?
by Liz Ford from World news | The Guardian on (#3ZDCZ)
Every other minute, a woman or girl dies as a result of pregnancy complications or childbirth. Why has the global decline in maternal mortality stalled?
According to the latest UN global estimates, 303,000 women a year die in childbirth, or as a result of complications arising from pregnancy. This equates to about 830 women dying each day - roughly one every two minutes.
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